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At the risk of sounding callous or insensitive, I have to be the devil's advocate for sporting events of any sort, not just endurance events; Any sport carries with it inherent risk or danger to oneself or others. To me, that is what separates them from everyday life. These casualties, while...

I'm currently about 45 minutes from Red Earth Creek working for a company called IPS. There are a few dozen of these private EMS companies, and they do projects ranging from sporting events (rodeos, hockey tournaments) to university beer garden standby. Mostly, though, it's oil-field related...

Where I live & work, anybody who carries shears on their belt is generally dismissed as a newbie. That's not to say there aren't any cool rigs or low-hip side-saddles for shears and stuff, but really, in 2 years of EMS I've used them twice, and one of those two times, I abandoned it and just...

There is a reason they have these policies in place. They are hiring an EMR instructor on the basis of how many students they will have, ergo how many hours they will be putting into you guys. One of the reasons I have turned down offers to BE an EMR instructor at AHASTI is because I don't...

Cub Scout camp a few years ago, a Scout leader was hooked in the cheek by a young scout. Prioritizing, we removed the heavy spoon that was hanging on the hook, swabbed the area as best we could with rubbing alcohol, and trimmed the hook down to a manageable size before sending him to the...

You are both right; AHASTI applied for CMA status in 2005, and the bureaucratic side of the application requires that AHASTI keep every individual student project/test/grade on hand should they require it to be reviewed. This results in an instructor/school that is very diligent with due...

I guess it depends how comfortable you are with your A&P. I found my textbook and a sports med class I did back in high school to be sufficient. AHASTI also offers a free ACP prep day for their students about 2-3 days before the test, and classmates told me that it was mostly running scenarios...

No problem. Questions were tough to study for; they go for a very wide range, and also a broad spectrum of difficulty. Some questions were as easy as: "You are forced to provide ventilation for your 34-year-old patient. How many breaths do you give him per minute?", obviously answering 12-20...

Aced the scenarios, and then slept like a baby that night. Running stress that high for 48 hours can take it out of you. I guess I'll let you know in 6-8 weeks (bleh) how the written portion went.

Just wrote the exam, and I feel decent about it. Pass is 75%, and a conservative estimate lands me at just over 85%. Scenarios (1 trauma, 1 medical) take place tomorrow afternoon, so I have that much time to sit and try not to stress.

I finished the AHASTI EMT program December 30th, and I'll be writing ACP on the 27th, scenarios on the 28th or the 1st. Fingers crossed. Any other questions, though? I'd be glad to answer.